Printed label



' license stamp embodying the invention;

Patented Feb. 13, 1945 2,369,549 PRINTED LABEL Oak Park, 111., asslgnor to Daniel L. Francescon,

Columbian Bank Note Company,

of Illinois a corporation Application May 20, 1942, Serial No. 443,682

3 Claims.

This invention relates to printed labels of the type which may be attached to the wind-shield of an automobile to indicate payment of certain license fees or taxes.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved label which can be readily attached to the wind-shield of an automobile, for example, but cannot be removed without destroying the form. It is common knowledge that many of the labels now in use can be scraped from the glass panel by means of a safety razor blade and transferred to another piece of glass without destruction of the label. By the present invention, this cannot be done and the label is 'so constructed that an attempt to remove it by means of a solvent or by mechanical means will destroy it so that it cannot be used again.

Another object of the invention is to provide a label where most of the printed matter, common to all similar labels, is protected by a coating of varnish, while the distinctive printed matter,

the underlying strips and may be preserved by the issuer of the form.

In the modification shown in Figure 3, the upper layers of the label are the same as described in Figure 2, but a sheet of backing paper I is cemented to the paper sheet 4 by means of a suitsuch as a license number, is printed directly onto the adhesive, so that when applied to a piece of glass, the number is in direct contact with the glass and cannot be scraped off without destroying it.

The invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, in whichrigure l is a plan view of a motor vehicle Figure 2, a diagrammatic view showing the \varrous laminatlons wmcn make up the label or stamp; and rigure 3, a diagrammatic view of a modmed form or label or stamp wherein an additional backing paper sheet is provided.

1n the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, a thin sheet or paper 4 is provided on one face with a tmn coating of pigment 5. Upon the pigment is printed, as maicated at 6, a suitable legend such as the istate, year, kind of stamp, etc. Over this printing is placed a coating or varnish I which protects the underlying litnographmg or ordinary rmtlng. A coating of spirit gum adheslve 8 is applied over the varnish and serves to attach the label to the glass panel alter the label has been moistened. .l'inally, non-repeating numbers or otner mclicia ll are printed on the aunesive coating with non-penetrating ink.

It w ll be understood that if desired the improved labels may be made up in strip form connected end-to-end, and duplicate strips with interleaved carbon may be assembled with the strips of labels. Also, if preferred, the label may form the top of a set of maniroldlng forms, so that if subsequent inscriptions are to be made on the label, such inscriptions will be duplicated on able cement II, which may be water soluble, if desired. The backing sheet is particularly desirable where the sheet 4 is made of thin cellulose fibers which are not strong enough to stand rough handling.

It will be understood that the complete label is very thin, and where a spirit gum adhesive is used, may be applied by dipping it momentarily in water and placing it in contact with glass. After the label has dried, it will adhere to the glass with great tenacity and the printed matter on the face of the label will be clearly legible through the glass. If an attempt is made to either scrape or soak the label loose, the printed members 9 will not come loose with the backing portions of the label, and accordingly the certificate is destroyed.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom for some modifications will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. A printed label comprising: a paper sheet having one side coated with pigment, ink-printing over one area of said pigment, a transparent varnish coating over said printing and exposed pigment, a coating of soluble transparent adhesive over said varnish,. and ink-printing on a second area of the label over part of said adhesive, the adhesive face of said label being applicable to a glass panel.

2. A printed label having an adhesive face for attachment to a transparent panel, comprising: a thin sheet of cellulose tissue paper, pigment covering one face of said paper, ink-printing on one area of said pigment, a transparent varnish coating over said printing and exposed pigment, and printing of non-penetrating ink on a second area over part of said adhesive.

3. A license form having an adhesive face for attachment to a glass wind-shield, comprising: a sheet of backing paper, a cellulose tissue paper secured to said backing paper with water soluble cement, a coating of pigment on said tissue paper, ink-printing on one area over said pigment, a transparent varnish coating over said printing and exposed pigment, a coating of transparent spirit adhesive over said varnish, and ink-printing on a second area over part of the surface of said spirit adhesive coating.

DANIEL L. FRANCESCON. 

